There are new and revised warnings about the instructions for use of a certain type of heart pump that could lead to a risk of heart perforation, according to an alert issued by the pump's ...

Johnson & Johnson asked customers to quarantine and return affected products. A spokesperson said J&J conducted quality ...

Clarius Mobile Health, a leading provider of high-definition wireless ultrasound systems, today announced the availability of ...

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) have ...

Cardiac arrest is defined as a sudden stop in heart function. Essentially, the pumping function of the heart is compromised, oftentimes due to a dangerous malfunction of the heart's electrical system.

A new type of surgically implanted pump that can support a child's failing heart has passed the first stage of human testing in a recent trial. A small, implantable cardiac pump that could help ...

ST. LOUIS -- When someone's heart is about to quit, they're usually told to wait for a transplant or wait to die. Lately, doctors have found other options. "Transplant will never solve the public ...

The Food and Drug Administration issued its highest-level alert this month about a heart pump associated with reports of 49 deaths and dozens of serious injuries, sharing updated instructions from the ...

A small, implantable cardiac pump that could help children await heart transplants at home, not in the hospital, has performed well in the first stage of human testing. The pump, a new type of ...